Re: [RBW] Marque-specific Rides
on 12/28/10 12:10 PM, Jon Grant at jgr...@papagrant.com wrote: Do owners of other marques do this? I know car guys do, but do other bike folk besides Rivendell bicyclers? There are the monthly vintage rides which take place at the Rose Bowl in LA on Sundays, put on by Velo-Retro (Chuck Schmidt). http://www.velo-retro.com Obviously more period-correct than marque-oriented. The three-speed tour around Lake Pepin is a bit more limiting, perhaps... http://www.3speedtour.com It seems to me there's a Pugsley gathering, but can't lay my hands upon the link right now... maybe it was in the Surly flickr stream. Of course, the Rivendell rides have always been inclusive of anyone who has the gumption to show up! But, I'm not sure I've seen another like it. - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mahatma Gandhi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Marque-specific Rides
I wouldn't be surprised to hear of Colnago rides. There seems to be a lot of brand loyalty among the three Colnago riders I know. In '91, when I got my Bridgestone, I was one of about 6 siblings and friends who got one. From about '89 to '91, each of us got to a point where we wanted a mountain bike. And when we each saw how good the others' Bridgestones were, we each ended up making the same choice. So we had a few group Bridgestone rides, even though we didn't plan it that way. (Mine was the stealthy MB-4: as good as the lower numbers with its lugged Ritchey tubing and parts as good as the MB-2 and a lower Q Sugino crank! I remember the catalog in 1991 said We LIKE this bike.) http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1991/pages/bridgestone-1991-16.htm On Dec 28, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Jon Grant wrote: Do owners of other marques do this? I know car guys do, but do other bike folk besides Rivendell bicyclers? -- Jon The Curious Grant, in chilly, rainy Austin, Texas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Marque-specific Rides
There aren't a lot of organized rides that do the type of riding that we do on these rides - mixed surface, taking advantage of the different models' versatility. It's interesting that within typical mainstream road-only group rides, the distinctiveness of the bikes offered by different makers is less than the distinctiveness of the various Rivendells that you will see on rbw-owners-bunch rides. That distinctiveness of the different Rivendell models is complemented by the variety in the other models and brands that attendees bring on these rides (Nishikis and Treks and Schwinns, etc, all made to work in unique and sometimes creative ways.) These types of rides are enjoyable on suitable bikes from any maker. But the key word is suitable. The fact that so many Rivendell models are suitable says great things about the company. -Jim W. On Dec 28, 2010, at 6:03 PM, CycloFiend wrote: on 12/28/10 12:10 PM, Jon Grant at jgr...@papagrant.com wrote: Do owners of other marques do this? I know car guys do, but do other bike folk besides Rivendell bicyclers? There are the monthly vintage rides which take place at the Rose Bowl in LA on Sundays, put on by Velo-Retro (Chuck Schmidt). http://www.velo-retro.com Obviously more period-correct than marque-oriented. The three-speed tour around Lake Pepin is a bit more limiting, perhaps... http://www.3speedtour.com It seems to me there's a Pugsley gathering, but can't lay my hands upon the link right now... maybe it was in the Surly flickr stream. Of course, the Rivendell rides have always been inclusive of anyone who has the gumption to show up! But, I'm not sure I've seen another like it. - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mahatma Gandhi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
